Friday, February 26, 2010

Virtual London

One
of the great things about Second Life is that you can travel anywhere
in the world without suffering jet lag or having to eat airline peanuts.
I decided to take advantage of this and visit London last week. I
started at the London Freebie Store. (Knightsbridge, 108, 114, 22)

They have some great
clothes at a great pricefree! The selection for gals is awesome.
Dresses, pants, shoes--even British hair. For the guys there are
business suits, a tux, and some cool shoes. There are so many Ts they
are boxed in Collections and found at two locations, London Freebies and
the Knightsbridge Club. I picked up all 5 Collections. You can never
have too many Ts!

The t-shirt collections
have something for everyone, especially music fans. Elvis, The Beatles,
Kiss, Led Zepplin, Bob Marley, Grateful Dead, and more. There is a T for
every taste. There are lots of free jeans to go with them, too. As soon
as I put on a new outfit, I was ready to tour London.

My first stop was the
Knightsbridge Department Store (231, 126, 22). There were no freebies
here, but beautiful evening gowns, Bridal gowns, and some boots to die
for.

Just down the street is
the Underground Club (Knightsbridge, London 175, 135, 22). With brightly
colored lights and lots of dance balls, it looked like a great place to
party. I was there at an off-time for the Brits so I had the dance
floor to myself. But even at an off hour, the lights and music were
great.

Further down the street
was a SL Sister Cities display. A variety of sites were listed: Moscow,
New England, Munich, Luxembourg, Swiss City, and others. The teleport
looked like a convenient way to try out some other sims, but I didnt
check it out on this trip. I still had a lot left to see in London.

At
the edge of the town I found a replica of the UK Military Memorial Park
(London England UK 99, 26, 25). It was small, but very interesting and
moving. There were rows of crosses listing the name and service branch
of many of their fallen heros. At the base of the memorial, some SL
residents had left crosses for their loved ones.

No
visit to London is complete without a visit to Hyde Park. (Hyde, London
England UK 159,228, 21) At SL Hyde Park there was a Memorial Garden and
a Tribute to Princess Diana. A Royal Parks Donation Box was there to
collect Lindens and help maintain the RL memorial to Diana, Princess of
Wales. Nearby is an Orientation Hub for new residents and a sand box,
too.